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Propane based R22

I have a customer that wants me to charge his HP with propane based R22. I have never heard of this refrigerant. He says he has used it and can get it cheap. I don't like the sound of it. Sounds dangerous to me. What is it?

I have a customer that wants me to charge his HP with propane based R22. I have never heard of this refrigerant. He says he has used it and can get it cheap. I don't like the sound of it. Sounds dangerous to me. What is it?

There are a number of hydrocarbon blends out there for R-22, including plain old propane. You cannot legally retrofit a unit in the U.S. with a hydrocarbon refrigerant.

If the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.  Abraham Maslow

We had a class the other day on new R22 replacements and the guy giving the class from Honeywell said the environmental nuts are pushing this hard at the EPA. He then showed us a demonstration video of a House Refrigerator charged with propane. They simulated a small leak and the defrost timer cut in and guess what!!!!! BBBOOOOMMMMMMM
One Hell of blast, blew the door completely off and sent the ice bin flying in the air. Not in my house!!!